Looking to breathe life into its apparel sales, Sears, Roebuck and Co. yesterday announced the purchase of Lands' End Inc. for about $1.9 billion. The transaction has been approved by both boards and ...

In today's economy, Sears focuses on classic clothing; Wal-Mart thinks trendy. Sears and Wal-Mart are probably not the first stores you think of for eye-catching clothes. But they're out to change ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Sears, Roebuck and Co. is taking a page from its roots as a catalog company to try to put some zip into long-stagnant clothing sales by buying Lands' End for $1.9 billion. Lands' End's ...

CHICAGO — First came the decision to stock Skechers, a line of footwear teens favor. Then came the personalized avatar, the virtual identity Sears shoppers could accessorize online. Now, the company ...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Hoping to put some zip in its dowdy line of clothing, Sears is spending $1.9 billion to buy Lands' End, the highly successful catalog company known for its colorful, long-lasting ...

My heart stopped. My brain twisted inside out. I threw up a little in my mouth.<BR><BR>On TeeVee, a commercial for the LL Cool J line of clothing (teens, it appears) at Sears.<BR><BR>Is this like the ...